Independence, MO Criminal and Public Records

Are you searching for criminal records or background information on someone in Independence, MO? BeenVerified has access to public arrest records in Jackson County that can help you identify criminal background history for individuals in and around the Independence area. Independence has a population of 117,255, which makes it the 5th largest city in Missouri, and an average income of $43,472. We’ve compiled helpful crime statistics below, or you can look up a specific person’s criminal records.

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Crime in Independence, MO

One of the first ways to gauge crime is to look at the reported crimes in that city over a year’s time. Keep in mind that you cannot compare one city’s reported crimes to another city’s reported crimes without also understanding any differences in population. In addition, the reported crime rate and the actual crime rate may be very different; crimes such as forcible rape are notoriously underreported, while crimes like motor vehicle theft have higher reporting rates.

In 2015, there were 500 reported violent crimes and 6061 reported property crimes in Independence. This compares to 30,261 reported violent crimes and 173,642 reported property crimes statewide in Missouri. This makes Independence 114th in the state of Missouri when it comes to violent crimes per 100k people.

The most common violent crime in Independence was agg. assault, with 304 reported. The most common property crime was larceny, with 4,298 reported.

In addition to these major crimes, there were a number of other offenses committed, but most of those were charged as misdemeanors. Our charts below have much more information.

Property Crimes in Independence, MO

Agg. Assault in Independence, MO

Year

Agg. Assault

2006

612

2007

631

2008

595

2009

528

2010

310

2011

342

2012

362

2013

363

2014

304

2015

304

Missouri Criminal Statistics:

Criminal Records Lookup

Do you want to lookup a specific individual’s criminal records? While a criminal background check may be important, it is important to understand that that the presence or absence of some criminal history may not be indicative of a person’s actual criminal behavior. People can be arrested for and charged with crimes that they did not commit, while other people may never be charged with crimes that they did commit. Therefore, when looking at an individual’s criminal background, it is important to understand the differences between arrests, charges, and convictions. It is equally important to understand that the absence of a criminal record does not guarantee that a person has not engaged in criminal behavior or will not engage in future criminal behavior.

All you need is a first name and last name to begin looking up someone’s criminal records. Try BeenVerified’s criminal records search.

You may also want to look at statewide reporting numbers.

Missouri Statistics:

Crime Category

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Violent Crimes

31880

29682

29819

29444

27252

26889

27155

26197

26856

30261

Murder

368

385

455

383

420

366

389

371

403

502

Rape

1764

1714

1615

1607

1432

1458

1511

3886

4085

4407

Agg. Assault

22161

20418

20359

20002

19268

18796

19473

18055

18482

20830

Robbery

7587

7165

7390

7452

6132

6269

5782

5484

5592

6376

Property Crimes

223570

219759

216585

202698

200414

198882

199590

189606

176237

173642

Burglary

44647

43446

45788

43787

44043

44822

42466

38865

35258

34006

Larceny

153490

152529

150032

141432

140320

138743

140816

134416

124622

122637

Vehicle Thefts

25433

23784

20765

17479

16051

15317

16308

16325

16357

16999

Arson

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

While the overall numbers can help you find some information, the crime rate is more informative. The crime rate can be reported in various ways; here we have chosen to report the crime rate as incidents per 1,000 people. By looking at the crime rate in a city, you can determine whether that city is more or less dangerous than surrounding cities. Here, we have compiled comparisons of the rate for various crimes in Independence and compared them to the rates for that same crime in Missouri and nationwide.

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